Read the excerpt from "The Caterpillar and the Butterfly.”Before attempting the unknown journey, however, he flew back to the round, green cabbage-head on which he had lived so long. There were the twenty, small, green caterpillars, still creeping slowly about and filling themselves with cabbage-leaf. This was all they knew how to do, and this they did faithfully. "Never mind, little caterpillars," said the new butterfly as he hovered over them, "keep on at your work; the cabbage leaf gives you food, and the crawling makes you strong. By and by you, too, shall be butterflies and go forth free and glad into God's great upper world." What does the excerpt say about the roles of different animals in the world?
Answer
A
Small and large animals can never get along.
B
Some animals are more alike than they seem.
C
Small animals are smarter than larger animals.
D
All animals are equally strong and beautiful.
Explanation
The excerpt shows that the caterpillars and the butterfly are connected: the butterfly used to be like them and tells them they will eventually become butterflies too. This suggests that animals that look different at one stage of life may be more alike than they seem. The best choice is “Some animals are more alike than they seem.”
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